Buckle



E. C. JONES.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6| I918.

Patented Jan. 6,1920.

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BUCK-LE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. I918- 1,327,434. Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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UNITE il EDWIN C. JONES, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

BUCKLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN G. JONES, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the city of Toronto, county of York, Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, that form part of the same. r

The principal objects of this invention are, to devise a form of buckle particularly adapted for garment supporters and which is adapted to a very wide range of use in securing a garment.

A further and important object is to devise a buckle which may be Very quickly fastened and unfastened and which will hold very securely and provides great flexibility in the connection of the supporting members.

The principal feature of the invention consists in the novel construction of the buckle, whereby an outer connecting member is rotatably'detachably supported upon lugs extending outwardly from the mating member.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hose supporter showing the application of this inventionthereto.

Fig. 2 is a vertical mid sectional view. through the complete buckle and supporting member.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the buckle as shown in Fig. 1 with an upper garment supporting attachment.

Fig. l is a perspective view illustrating a modified structure of buckle showing the method of connecting an upper garment supporter.

Fig. 5 is a vertical mid sectional View through the buckle shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a manner of use of the buckle without the connecting garment supporting attachments.

Fig. 7 is a plan View illustrating the application of the invention to the connecting buckle of a trouser suspender.

Fig. 8 is a plan view illustrating a further application of the invention to a trouser suspender buckle.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the inner or back portion '1 of the buckle is formed with the transverse slots 2, 3 and 4: at the ends through which the elastic web- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Application filed May 6, 1918. Serial No. 232,835.

bing 5 is threaded and secured. This triple arrangement of slots disposes of the necessity of stitching the webbing 5 as the end of the web is inserted through the central slot 3 and passes through the slot 2 and then through the inner slot at and finally again through the outer slot 2, thus securely looking the fabric.

The central portion of the buckle is formed with a pair of projecting lug members 6 which extend outwardly at right allgles to the buckle and are formed with the outwardly turned extremities 7.

The buckles are preferably formed of a sheet material such as celluloid or other suitable non-corrosive substance and the lugs 6 are stamped out from the sheet material and formed into the shape described.

The mating member 8 of the buckle is formed of a similar sheet material and has a hole 9 punched therein. This hole is of circular form and adapted to fit in loose rotative engagement upon the shanks of the lugs '6 and at one side a small recess 10 is cut away to allow of the placing of the member upon the lugs 4:. The distance from the outer side of the recess 10 to the opposite side of the main hole 9 is just sufiicient to allow the opposing lug to pass through when one lug is inserted through the main part of the opening and the opposite one brought up to register with the recess 10. This recess is arranged preferably in right angular relation to the normal position which the buckle will assume in use or in such other position as will insure the outer member of the buckle retaining a position which will not allow of the withdrawal of the lug.

In the form of the buckle as attached to the leg band of a garter as shoWn in Fig. 1, the outer member 8 is provided with the slots 11 to receive the adjustable fabric 12. Upon one end of the adjustable fabric 12 is secured a buckle member 13 which is formed with a pair of lugs 14 corresponding with the lugs 6 of the upper buckle and the outer or keeper member 15 is formed similar to the member 8. The member 13 is inserted inside the top of the hose and the outer or keeper member 15 is then placed overthe lugs around which the fabric of the stocking is drawn and the keeper thus firmly secures the fabric in place and as the entering recess of the hole in the keeper member is arranged in right angular relation to the lugs it will be readily understood that it is practically impossible for the garment to become accidentally disengaged.

The construction of the buckle herein described is adapted for use in many different ways. The pendant fastener as shown in Fig. 1 may be dispensed with, if desired, providing the hose are sufficiently long to be brought over the leg band and all that is required to fasten the hose is a keeper member 16 as illustrated in Fig. 6. This keeper member is simply placed over the fabric of the garment, stretched over the lugs of the buckle and turned to a right angle position where it remainssecure and fastens the gar ment in place, the circular opening having notches to register with the lugs'and allowin the fabric to draw into same, thereby effectively preventing the keeper from turnmg.

Such a fastener is very desirable for ladies use as the stocking may then be supported from the leg band arranged immediately below the knee. Other features have to be considered in regard to the supporting of the garment and the suspender straps usually connected to the top of the stocking and to the corset may be used in connection with my buckle very advantageously. An application of this feature is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings as applied to the form of fastening shown in Fig. l in which the suspender strap 17 has secured upon its end the plate member 18 which is provided with a hole similar to the hole 9. This is placed over the lugs 6 and the recess is so arranged that when the strap is in position it will not be possible for it to be accidentally disengaged but will be required to be deliberately turned in order to release it.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 4. and 5 the structure is merely amplified to provide a proper garment supporting connection. When the device is used with long hose it extends completely over the leg band and also requires the upper suspender strap. The suspender buckle 19 is practically the same as that shown in Fig. 3, except that the hole therein is larger, the keeper member 20 is formed with a central hole, the same as that shown in Fig. 6 and to the outside of this hole is arranged a pair of lugs 21 which fit the hole in the suspender buckle 19. The central hole in the keeper secures the hose and the suspender buckle 19 is pivotally suspended to the keeper in such a manner as to hold the upper garments properly in place and provides a pivotal connection to allow the proper movement of the members with the bending of the knee.

The section in Fig. 5 illustrates the manner of connection of this form of the buckle. The principal feature of this invention is incorporated in the buckles for trouser suspenders illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. In Fig. 7 the plate member 22 having the fastening tabs 23 secured thereto is provided with the projecting lugs 2 in the center. The plate 25 is connected to the ends of the shoulder straps 26 and is provided with the centrally arranged hole 27 to receive and rotatably engage the lugs 24:, said hole having the side recess 28 for the purpose of inserting the lugs arranged either at the top or bottom and extending centrally of the plate.

in the form illustrated in Fig. 8 the two buckle members 29 and 30 are of rectangular form having the slots 31 at the ends through which the suspender webs 32 are threaded. The member 29 is provided with the extending lugs 33 and the member 30 with the hole 34 to receive said lugs.

Many other applications of the principle of connecting the two members of the buckle may be devised and such will of course come within the scope of this invention.

W hat I claim as my invention is 1. A buckle, comprising, a member formed of sheet material having a pair of lugs stamped therefrom projecting outwardly, said lugs being formed with outturned ends, a mating member formed with a circular hole adapted to be rotatably supported upon the shanks of said lugs, said hole having a recess at one side to allow the outturned end of one of said lugs to pass therethrough in the placing of the mating member, the said outturned ends holding the mating member from accidental removal.

2. A buckle comprising a member hav iiig a pair of projecting lugs formed with laterally turned outer ends, a keeper member adapted to be placed over said lugs and having a circular hole to rotatably engage the shanks of said lugs, said hole having a recess at one side to allow the placing of the keeper member on said lugs, said keeper having a pair of projecting lugs formed with laterally turned ends, and a suspender buckle having a circular hole adapted to rotatably engage said keeper lugs, the hole in the suspender buckle having a recess at one side of said hole.

EDWIN C. JONES. 

